I began taking pictures in the natural world to be able to show people what I was experiencing when I climbed and explored in Yosemite in the High Sierra — Galen Rowell Copy Share Image
A lot of people think that when you have grand scenery, such as you have in Yosemite, that photography must be easy. — Galen Rowell Copy Share Image
I almost never set out to photograph a landscape, nor do I think of my camera as a means of recording a mountain or… — Galen Rowell Copy Share Image
Theres no question that photographs communicate more instantly and powerfully than words do, but if you want to communicate a complex concept clearly, you… — Galen Rowell Copy Share Image
Ever since the 1860s when photographers travelled the American West and brought photographs of scenic wonders back to the people on the East Coast… — Galen Rowell Copy Share Image
The most interesting parts of the natural world are the edges, places where ocean meets land, meadow meets forest, timberline touches the heights. — Galen Rowell Copy Share Image
We mountaineers always live with the feeling that we came on the scene too late. — Galen Rowell Copy Share Image
Today, I'm very careful not to mention very specific locations when I write or give captions. — Galen Rowell Copy Share Image
One of the biggest mistakes a photographer can make is to look at the real world and cling to the vain hope that next… — Galen Rowell Copy Share Image
There is no question that photography has played a major role in the environmental movement. — Galen Rowell Copy Share Image
The landscape is like being there with a powerful personality and I'm searching for just the right angles to make that portrait come across… — Galen Rowell Copy Share Image
Small, portable digital cameras that exceed the performance of an off-the-shelf Nikon using 35mm slide film are further away from current reality than the… — Galen Rowell Copy Share Image
You only get one sunrise and one sunset a day, and you only get so many days on the planet. A good photographer does… — Galen Rowell Copy Share Image
